The Role Of Religion During The Middle Ages

Since the beginning of time, religion has remained at the center of people’s life providing a source of spiritual direction and purpose as well as a ground zero understanding of the man and woman’s true essence. Yet, while religion is mostly attributed to an environment free from strife, the aftermath of the first crusade and those that followed led to nothing but bloodshed, violence and wickedness demonstrating the polarities of good and evil which can spring from the church and its religious beliefs. The end of the eleventh century generated social, economic and political change which each played its part in the First Crusade. Namely, the defeat of the Byzantine Army, the papal authority as well as the role of religion and the preaching of Peter the Hermit are few of many contributing factors and

The lords of Western Christendom were also known to be confident in themselves, their military and their “pious” destiny. The fact that the Islamic Empires in the East were flourishing both economically an intellectually was “irresistible” to the Christians of the

INTRODUCTION The Medieval Ages is considered to have marked a period for medical development, as religious beliefs and ancient practices combined with new and emerging knowledge. Throughout the 1300s, medicine was purely based on ancient texts and research, such as those of Hippocrates, and the anatomical theory of the four humors credited to Galen. Additionally, the influence of the Church throughout the 1300s also contributed to medical advancements, with religious and laity inquiring deeper into the medical field and the Church losing its grip on medicine. Although the line between religion and science was often blurred during this time, the Middle Ages still played a large role in current medical knowledge, laying the ground for future

If the plague were to happen today in the United states, it would impact us like how it impacted the middle ages, by religion. First our religion would survive, and like medieval time we would believe we were punished by god. We would all stay in our own religions and trust that our god would keep us safe. This is what many believed in the middle ages. We would haft to get back to work and maybe even work harder to keep everything in progress. We would continue to build lives and make new families. We would use a lot of ideas the europeans used during their plague.

What was the middle ages like? What were the religions they believed in? What was the* Medieval Feudalism like? What was Medieval Feudalism? These questions will all be answered and a more that you might ask. In these pages you will learn about the Middle ages and mostly about the Clergy, one of the most important and busiest parts of Medieval Feudalism.*First, what was Medieval Feudalism? Medieval Feudalism was when the King was the most powerful person who also controlled all the land. But he couldn’t have controlled it all by himself right? The answer is...no, he actually had many barons working underneath him to watch the king*s land and make sure there is no commotion and rebellion against the king and crop growth and harvesting as well as taxes. What are the Clergy and why are they so important in the Middle Ages?

Religion had an enormous impact on almost all aspects of life in the medieval world. In the Christian belief, the first two people that were created by God were Adam and Eve. They were provided with a paradise to live in,the garden of Eden, and were only given one rule that they had to follow to not eat from the tree of good and evil. If they did eat fruit from the tree, then they would have to leave the paradise. Eve was tempted by Satan, and ate the fruit. She then gave some of that fruit to Adam, and they were banned from the garden. For this reason, women were seen as dangerous temptresses. This story showed that women were morally weaker, and were likely to lead their spouses into sin. They became known as the “weaker” sex, for it was a woman who first consumed the fruit in the Garden of Eden.

With the great diversity in the world disagreements over race and religion are ubiquitous. Consequently, opinions over these subjects are the biggest contributors to war and bloodshed. Changes made in long standing traditions were greeted with hostility. Religion and Absolutism caused disharmony in European countries as well as strife over religion and government.

The era from about 500 to 1000 C.E. is sometimes referred to as the "Dark Ages" in European history, partly because many aspects of the Roman civilization were lost, such as written language, advanced architectural and building techniques, complex government, and access to long-distance trade. For the most part, these early people of Europe

Religion was far more important in almost every aspect of medieval life than it is in most modern societies. The vast majority of people in Europe followed the Christian religion under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. The church in the medieval era possessed great wealth, political power and influence over community life, art, architecture and education. Its religious acknowledgements gave shape to the calendar; its spiritual rituals marked important moments in an individual's life (such as baptism, acceptance, marriage, forgiveness, holy orders and the last rites), and its teachings depend upon dominant beliefs about ethics, the meaning of life, and the afterlife. Churches where ultimately the only connection that the peasants and nobles shared.

In the medieval Europe, the functioning of the societies across the different European regions revolved around the Christianity religion. During that period, Christianity was the main religion with the largest number of followers. The Catholic Church which oversaw the practising of the religion was a powerful international church. The Catholic Church was given importance both by the emperors and the people considering the superstitious attitude during that period. As such, the church used to give various teachings which used to be actively followed by the people. As the people had blind faith on the church, the emperors also used to give immense regard to the church and its priests. Not more than the Catholic church was not even less the power

Overall, there are a number of similarities in the two faiths’ treatment of minority religions. Still, an examination of Medieval Christians' inter-faith relations finds a history of religious diplomacy much more fragmented than that of the Muslims. In Christianity, tolerance and persecution were part of the ebb and flow of the passage of power from one ruler to the next, as well as the power struggle between the church and the state. On the other hand, Muslims had no such struggle; their church and state were one and the same. Unlike Christians, they did not have separate laws for the sacred and profane, the secular and religious. The passage of power from one Islamic ruler to the next rarely brought with it radical amendments in the treatment of infidels, although exceptions did exist.

Religion was far more important in almost every area of medieval life than it is in most modern societies. The vast majority of people in Europe followed the Christian religion under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. The church in that era had great wealth, political power and influence over community life, art, architecture and education. With such influence over the beliefs of the people, the church also wielded tremendous political power. The other two religions were Judaism, and Islam.

Religion experienced a lot of progress and transformation throughout the Middle Ages. Christianity held consistent popularity and other religions such as Islam were on the rise in participation. After the fall of Rome, there was no unified state or government in Europe and the Catholic Church used that opportunity to become a large powerhouse. The Roman Empire had effectively split into three different worlds: Muslim, Byzantine, and western European. Various Kings, Queens, and other leaders looked to the Catholic church for power and protection in exchange for alliances. Meanwhile, the Islamic religion was growing in wealth, power, and people. With the prophet Muhammad’s death in 632, Muslim groups took under large parts of land and united them under a single caliph. The Byzantines were still operating from Constantinople, just under a smaller rule and rural life assumed greater importance in the backbone of their society. Religion was largely involved in the Middle Ages’ art and architecture. Massive Cathedrals were built and even books were a work of art before the invention of the printing press. In addition, their economy was directly affected by religious activity such as missions and conquests. Overall, the general trends marking the progress religion in the Middle Ages are inclusion of everyone, a building of a community, and the opportunity of becoming equals with other practitioners.

The constant chaos of the Middle Ages caused the Feudal System to be invented. During this time period, kingdoms in modern day western Europe were under constant threat from invading nations. Most kingdoms had been too large to have just a single figure of power, so Feudalism developed. Feudalism came mostly due to a single king 's inability to protect his land by himself (King 26). Another reason was that before the fall of the Roman Empire, an established and powerful entity, the leaders of kingdoms had strong bonds with their people. When the Roman Empire fell, there was no single strong power other than the Pope, and the ties between the leaders and the people broke (Pei). Without these ties, people and their Lords weren 't as friendly as before. With no strong power in place, defenses were needed. This is how the Feudal classes came to be, as knights "swore to support their lord militarily and their lord swore to protect them"(Pei). Because of the constant need for defenses, classes formed: kings, to rule; lords, to control villages;

During the Medieval era, countless cathedrals and churches were built as religion became popular and widespread around Europe. Back in the Medieval period, churches gained an absurd amount of money in various ways, such as people would travel to church to observe relics and donate to be blessed or healed, people would buy indulgences, and people would donate their land to church when they died.